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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)

@drsusanoliver.bsky.social
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Scientist who is passionate about correcting misinformation www.youtube.com/backtothescience

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Sorry antiaxxers, a new systematic review of 59 studies showed no association between aluminium adjuvanted vaccines and serious or long term health outcomes, such as asthma, autism spectrum disorders, or other chronic conditions. www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A recent Letter to the Editor by 2 engineers is being touted by supporters of nurse serial killer, Lucy Letby, as new research that overturns the expertise of paediatric endocrinologists. In fact, the authors have just not understood the papers they’ve cited. /1
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Jack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I am infuriated by the inexplicable hunger in the UK media to behave as if there is any doubt about the guilt of serial killer Lucy Letby. Dr Susan Oliver @drsusanoliver.bsky.social has been a stalwart producing accessible videos examining the Letby camp's pseudoscience. youtu.be/-tSG9P_Qc40?...
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MISTAKES made by KILLER Lucy Letby’s “expert” panel
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Robyn @robyn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I just watched the Netflix documentary about this case and this video is better than the documentary 😂 Thanks Dr. Oliver! I was surprised to learn anyone thinks Letby’s innocent 🥴 Her post trial experts didn’t even observe the autopsies and probably don’t know UK hospital standards
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PozzyWozzy 🇬🇧🍪 @pozzywozzy.medsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is an excellent video and really explains the errors and misdirection within the reports referred to as 'nEw eViDeNcE fRoM a PaNeL oF eXpErTs' that David Davis keeps going on about in the matter of Lucy Letby.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Supporters of nurse serial killer, Lucy Letby, like to parrot the “expert” panel who declared she hadn’t committed any murders. But, as Cindy and I explain, the numerous errors in the panel’s reports mean their conclusions are invalid. youtu.be/-tSG9P_Qc40
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MISTAKES made by KILLER Lucy Letby’s “expert” panel
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 prior to and during pregnancy, before COVID-19 diagnosis, was associated with a lower risk of severe maternal disease and preterm birth. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Vaccination and Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy
This study uses a population-level surveillance program to investigate maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy by vaccination status prior to and during pregn...
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Administration of oxygenated liquid via the rectum (butt breathing) has potential to assist patients in respiratory failure. Phase 1 trial with non-oxygenated liquid, but proof of concept shown in pigs. www.cell.com/med/abstract...
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A timely reminder that despite the disinformation RFK Jr has added to the CDC website, vaccines do not cause autism. Furthermore, there is nothing wrong with being on the autism spectrum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_w7...
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Why we know that vaccine/autism claims are bollocks
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Thanks for having me. 🙏 Hopefully the rest of the world can learn from our sad fate and stand up to disinformation before it’s too late.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Always appreciate talking to @drsusanoliver.bsky.social and Cindy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgP...
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How misinformation superspreaders manipulate you
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Cindy and I were joined by Dr Jonathan Howard to discuss his new book, Everyone Else is Lying to You, which explains how the pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders weaponised doubt to normalise quackery and undermine public health. youtu.be/4xgP5Fa_6_8
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How misinformation superspreaders manipulate you
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
So, this study linking sweeteners to cognitive decline: 🚩 confuses correlation + causation 🚩 has no theory 🚩 shows evidence of p-hacking 🚩 reports inconsistent CIs / p-values 🚩 measures diet only once 🚩 has a big missing data problem 🚩 adjusts outcome opaquely www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
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Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the TGA join with other global medicines regulators, leading clinicians and scientists worldwide in rejecting claims regarding the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy, and the subsequent risk of ADHD or autism in children. /1
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Looks like Aseem Malhotra is lying about vaccines again. Here's a reminder that the science says otherwise: youtu.be/Sh4lrcAFmWc
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Dr Aseem Malhotra's BOGUS paper in an IRRELEVANT journal (Why it’s still WRONG)
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
RIP Joe Bugner. You were a great boxer and a true gentleman.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
A number of people have got very excited about the ITV Lucy Letby documentary and think that it showed scientific reasons why Letby is innocent. Cindy and I show that it just used PSEUDOSCIENCE. youtu.be/s8pf5s62Iuk
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ITV uses PSEUDOSCIENCE to support serial killer Lucy Letby
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Sadly Bluesky is looking more like X/Twitter every day.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Antivaxxers don't care about children. Please don't fall for their lies.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Ridiculous rat study claiming male rats exhibited autism like behaviour after prenatal exposure to Covid vaccine has been retracted: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Retraction Note: Prenatal Exposure to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 Induces Autism-Like Behaviors in Male Neonatal Rats: Insights into WNT and BDNF Signaling Perturbations - Neurochemical Research
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Another day - another RFK Jr false claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents CDC study, spreading false claim about hepatitis B vaccine-autism link. science.feedback.org/review/rfk-j...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents CDC study, spreading false claim about hepatitis B vaccine-autism link
Multiple published studies have shown that childhood vaccines don't increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder. Neither thimerosal nor the hepatitis B vaccine are linked to autism risk.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Although there are some notable exceptions, the venn diagram between Lucy Letby supporters and antivaxxers is close to a circle.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Sadly, this is what happens when people listen to the misinformation spread by antivaxxers.
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Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
This has been a fun topic for me to cover because anti-vaxxers responsible for it hide behind jargon and the illusion of real data, but when you go in with expert eyes it becomes clear that it’s all just slop. COVID vaccines are not contaminated with DNA. youtu.be/Z8lzxHoejAo
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Update on DNA contamination
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The so-called experts that make up RFK Jr's new ACIP panel ask embarrassing questions that would be expected from college students. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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ACIP Members Show Inexperience, Lack of Understanding at First Meeting, Experts Say
To trained ears, meeting sounded like a 'college epidemiology class'
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
As US government authorities can no longer be relied upon to provide reliable medical information, the American Medical Association and 78 other medical societies have written an open letter to the American public underscoring the importance of vaccines. www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
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An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines
Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Extremely proud to be included in a list of so many eminent professionals who fight misinformation.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Good news day for patients. Serial harasser and misinformer, David Cartland, can no longer practise medicine, and nurse serial killer, Colin Norris (Campbell) will remain in prison.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Four alternative medical treatments coming back thanks to RFK Jr, or: Calling industrial strength bleach miracle mineral solution doesn't make it better, or less quacky. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
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Four alternative medical treatments coming back thanks to RFK Jr
The MAHA initiative under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is reviving interest in alternative medical treatments, particularly among anti-vaxxers.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Sadly, Kate Shemirani's daughter is now the latest victim of her misinformation after she died after choosing Gershwin therapy over chemotherapy for treatable cancer. www.bbc.com/news/article... /1
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Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers
Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Spectacular sunset from the dog park this evening.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Good news day!
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
It looks like RFK Jr has resurrected the vaccines haven’t been tested against saline placebos malarky. Cindy and I explain why he is just demonstrating his ignorance of the correct way to evaluate medical products and monitor safety. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IX...
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Why ANTIVAXXERS are wrong about placebo vaccine trials
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
How long until the headline is Deadly infectious diseases making a comeback? www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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RFK Jr. Ousts All of CDC's Vaccine Advisors
Kennedy says the move will restore trust in vaccine science; one health group called it a 'coup'
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Sad to see that lazy journalists are continuing to parrot the dishonest claims being made by the serial killer Lucy Letby's PR agency. Investigative journalism is dead: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esxs...
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Don't be FOOLED by Lucy Letby's SLICK PR campaign
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Sad to see that lazy journalists are continuing to parrot the dishonest claims being made by the serial killer Lucy Letby's PR agency. Investigative journalism is dead: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esxs...
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Don't be FOOLED by Lucy Letby's SLICK PR campaign
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Fantastic episode from Skeptics with a K. The fact that I am the "Susan" who suggested Mike cover the placebo study has nothing to do with my praise.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Several well-designed studies show that COVID vaccination does not affect fertility, but that hasn’t stopped John Campbell making a video claiming the opposite based on an absurd non-peer reviewed paper about birth rates in Czechia. youtu.be/0u7RGguXN9Q
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EXPOSED! John Campbell is WRONG about fertility after vaccination
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Happy mothers day to all the wonderful mothers out there, including my lovely mum.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
New study in JAMA. Modelling shows that at current state-level vaccination rates, measles may become endemic again in the USA. If rates continue to decline, ditto for rubella, poliomyelitis and diphtheria, leading to many preventable hospitalisations and deaths. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Modeling Reemergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the US
This study estimates the number of cases and complications in the US under scenarios of declining childhood vaccination for measles, rubella, poliomyelitis, and diphtheria.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Canada has come to their senses, and Vegemite is again available. Back on my holiday destinations list.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Science should never be censored. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/16/h...
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Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy | CNN
When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of health researchers was cautiously optimistic that their cause...
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Virulent. The Vaccine War is now streaming for free! youtu.be/pgj6sD7JeXM?...
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Virulent: The Vaccine War
YouTube video by Virulent: The Vaccine War
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Thank you Dan for suffering through this ridiculous video so we didn't have to. So many lies in one interview.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The NIH canceled my research on vaccine hesitancy www.statnews.com/2025/03/28/v... via @statnews "Each year in the United States, approximately 6,000 people die from influenza. More than 7,000 will die from Covid-19 in 2025. ...an American child died from measles for the first time in a decade."
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The NIH canceled my research on vaccine hesitancy
The decision to end research on vaccine hesitancy is deeply disrespectful of those who have lost or will lose loved ones to vaccine-preventable disease.
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Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Suzanne Humphries has been in the anti-vaccine game for at least 15 years before she talked to Joe Rogan last week. You’d think with all that time, her claims would be harder to debunk. But they’re so unhinged that she makes it easy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=M9xb...
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I watched Joe Rogan talk to Suzanne Humphries so you don't have to
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Some unvaccinated children being treated for measles at a Texas hospital showed signs of liver damage from ingesting too much vitamin A. RFK Jr has been recommending vitamin A. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The evidence that Lucy Letby deliberately poisoned babies with insulin is very compelling, which is why her supporters try very hard to discredit it. Cindy and I explain why their criticisms are irrelevant. youtu.be/g2SGBlRAjjI
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The SHOCKING Truth Behind Lucy Letby Insulin Poisonings REVEALED!
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I shocked Dr. Oliver, so you know this is a wild ride. You have no idea what's inside this video.
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